M4.7 earthquake 4 km SSW of La Capilla, Peru
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 4 km SSW of La Capilla, Peru on Thu, Jul 3, 2014, 8:56 AM GMT-5 (13:56 UTC), 85 km (53 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 21 km SSW of El Triunfo ( El Cruce), Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-07-03 13:56:43 UTC
- Depth
- 85.0 km (52.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.793° S, 71.200° W
- Region
- Peru
- Felt reports
- 3
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 97°
- Stations used
- 70
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.021 km SSW of El Triunfo ( El Cruce), Peru · 4466 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
- 3.932 km S of El Triunfo ( El Cruce), Peru · 4455 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.013 km S of Quequeña, Peru · 4444 days ago · 114 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.127 km WSW of La Capilla, Peru · 4423 days ago · 106 km deep · 24 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000rpxk. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:23 AM UTC.